What is meant by resultant force?

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Resultant force
It is the net force acting on a body.
For example, if two forces of magnitude $F_{1}$ and $F_{2}$ are acting on an object in the same direction.
The resultant force will be the addition of these two forces.
Resultant force $(F_{r}) = F_{1} + F_{2} .$
If the forces acting are in opposite directions then one will be taken as positive and another will be taken as negative.

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